French Kicks, ‘Trial of the Century’
By user • Aug 3rd, 2004 • Category: Album Reviews
The jury finds the defendant guilty of growing by leaps and bounds on its sophomore full-length release.
“Trial Of The Century” is the band’s most soulful and ambitious release to date. After battling the press to avoid the stigma of the “New York scene,” vocalist/drummer Nick Stumpf has led his group down a path that should put a permanent divide between themselves and bands such as The Strokes, The Walkmen, The Make-Up, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and countless others from area code 212.
Stumpf’s frequent falsetto and purposefully simplistic drumming are complemented nicely by the use of 1980s-like electronics and tuneful instrumentation.
The first two tracks, “No More Time” and “Don’t Thank Me,” are its best, but don’t let that fool you — the rest won’t let you down.
Northern Star, Aug. 3, 2004
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